The Wandering Immortal

Chapter 119 A debt of gratitude must be repaid, and a grudge must be avenged.
On the second day after arriving at the cave, Li Shouzhong went to make arrangements for the merfolk. Although they were all outer disciples, they had nothing to do.

Liu Caiwei noticed that the mermaids' thin gauze clothes were very beautiful and also had the effect of repelling water. Water droplets would fall on them and slide off naturally, which seemed to be no less effective than sharkskin robes.

The mermaid leader said that her people have passed down the skill of weaving mermaid silk from water plants for generations.

The silk was white like silk, and it shimmered with iridescent light under the lamplight. It could also repel water.

Liu Caiwei knew, of course, that the silk was a valuable material, so she arranged for them to weave as much silk as possible.

Liu Caiwei intended to teach the mermaids the technique of refining the robes, but their current cultivation level was not high enough, so she would leave it for later.

In her spare time from cultivation, Qinghe would often visit the cave and chat with Jingxuan, trying to find out what was bothering her.

Jingxuan is still in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, but he doesn't have much motivation to cultivate, which must be due to a problem with his state of mind. The Xie brothers, Chengqian and Kunyang, are about to advance to the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and Nanzhi has already surpassed Jingxuan's early stage of Foundation Establishment perfection.

Jingxuan probably knew Qinghe's feelings, and quietly recounted that past event.

Jingxuan's secular name is Murong Jingxin. Murong is a prominent surname among the Xianbei people in the north. Her family was originally a large clan, but a disaster wiped them all out. Jingxuan was rescued from a pile of corpses by her former master when she was only six years old.

Master Chen Zhenyu was only fourteen years old at the time, and was just a Qi Refining stage disciple of the outer sect of Luofu Mountain.

Chen Zhenyu unexpectedly discovered that Jingxuan possessed spiritual roots, so he brought her back to Mount Luofu. Of course, a Qi Refining stage disciple wasn't qualified to take on apprentices, but his master looked down on Jingxuan greatly. She had only opened one Wood-type spiritual vein, without opening any acupoints, making her aptitude extremely poor.

Chen Zhenyu did not abandon Jingxuan, but left her in the military dependents' village to raise her.

When Chen Zhenyu reached the Foundation Establishment stage at the age of twenty-three, Jingxuan was already a fifteen-year-old young woman. Only then did Chen Zhenyu take Jingxuan under his wing and teach her his cultivation techniques.

When Jingxuan heard that Chen Zhenyu wanted to take her as his apprentice, she was very unhappy. At that time, she had already wanted to marry Chen Zhenyu, but Chen Zhenyu treated her as an adopted daughter.

However, less than two years later, Chen Zhenyu perished during a sect mission. His fellow disciples said that Chen Zhenyu was killed by Qingcheng cultivators, but no body was found and no tokens were brought back.

Jingxuan was heartbroken and from then on devoted herself to the path of solitude.

Qinghe gleaned a clue from this heartbreaking story: "Who was it that went on the mission with Master Chen back then?"

"That person is already a Golden Core cultivator in the Inner Sect's Hall of Affairs, and is a direct descendant of Elder Sikong."

Qinghe had absolutely no concept of the inner sect of Luofu Mountain. "Elder Sikong?"

"There are three late-stage Nascent Soul Grand Elders in the inner sect of Luofu Mountain. Elder Sikong ranks second. His sixth-generation direct descendant is named Sikong Yi. He was only eighteen years old at the time, but now he is the deputy hall master of the inner sect's affairs hall."

Jingxuan paused for a moment before continuing, "Let's not talk about this matter anymore. Even though there are many doubts, more than forty years have passed..."

Qinghe's original intention was to resolve Jingxuan's inner conflict, so she naturally wouldn't let it go so easily. "If Senior Chen was really killed by Qingcheng cultivators, then it's just a matter of both factions suffering casualties in the battle, and that's fine. But Senior Sister clearly feels there are many suspicious points, so why don't you investigate and find out more?"

Jingxuan couldn't help but shed tears. "Back then, how could I, a mere outer sect ant, question the direct grandson of an inner sect elder? The mission at the time was merely to transport a batch of spirit stones and metal ore to the coast; the Qingcheng Mountain forces couldn't possibly reach that area. Sikong Yi only said that the spirit stones were robbed by Qingcheng cultivators, and there were many Qi Refining Realm cultivators traveling with him. Why was it that only my master perished, and why was there no trace of him, dead or alive?"

Qinghe immediately flew into a rage, "Don't worry, Senior Sister, Qinghe will definitely find out the truth about this!" Jingxuan was terrified, "Junior Sister, you absolutely mustn't!"

She knew Qinghe was fearless, but the inner sect of Luofu Mountain was not someone to be trifled with.

Qinghe comforted Jingxuan instead, "Senior Sister, there's no need to worry. It's just an inquiry. My husband always says that a cultivator must have clear thoughts, repay kindness and avenge wrongs, otherwise their Dao heart will be clouded and they will have difficulty making progress."

Having kept this matter to herself for decades, she felt much better once she spoke about it. In the following days, Jingxuan's condition improved significantly.

Qinghe could see her spiritual veins. The Yi Wood spiritual vein had five acupoints, none of which possessed any special abilities. The Jia Wood spiritual vein had three acupoints, also without any remarkable features. In addition, there was one Ding Fire acupoint and two Bing Fire acupoints.

Jingxuan's situation is exactly the dead end that Jiang Yuan has repeatedly emphasized to avoid. It is fortunate that he was able to establish his foundation. He is also fortunate to have the "Yi Wood Scripture" and the "All Things Grow" cultivation method.

Given Qinghe's current control over true qi, we can try a gentler method to open the meridians. Without using the Jiamu Divine Needle, we can simply use true qi to guide and help Jingxuan open a few key acupoints.

Qinghe first sealed all of Jingxuan's fire-type acupoints, and then had Jingxuan take one Dragon Power Pill every day for seven consecutive days to replenish his true energy to perfection.

While Jingxuan meditated and cultivated her Qi, Qinghe sat opposite her, opened her Rejuvenating Eyes, and before the true Qi flowed to the Zhangmen acupoint, she appropriately introduced a trace of true Qi to assist it.

After persisting for three days, Jingxuan truly broke through the Zhangmen acupoint, and his lifespan increased by thirty years.

With the Spirit Gathering Divine Power, Jingxuan's cultivation became much easier.

Qinghe suggested that Jingxuan frequently go to the secret realm of Shuifeng to spar with Nanzhi, using only wood-type spells, and fight until their mana was exhausted each time.

Nan Zhi was also looking for a worthy opponent, and was very happy to spar with her Uncle Jingxuan. In the past, whenever she sparred with the Xie brothers, Xie Chengqian and Xie Kunyang, they always let her win, and the two brothers would often argue.

Half a month later, Jingxuan opened two Jiamu acupoints on his own, and Qinghe felt that there was no need to use the meridian opening method again, since meridian opening still had risks.

Jingxuan is now over sixty years old and can no longer use violent body-refining methods. He needs to consume a large number of Dragon Power Pills and then fully absorb the medicinal power through combat and meditation.

When she had some free time, Qinghe processed the crab general's shell, using most of the crab meat to refine Dragon Power Pills. Although it was a transformed great demon, the spiritual power contained in the crab meat was similar to that of a level seven flood dragon, so it could only be considered a fourth-tier pill, which was perfect for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

The little golden eagle has four level-seven crabs as food, which is already quite luxurious.

Qinghe simply took out several frozen crabs and asked the Xie brothers and Nanzhi to help her break them up.

Aside from freezing the crab meat as food, nothing else was wasted. Level 7 crab shells are best used to refine shield-type magical artifacts, while the pincers and claw tips can be used to refine offensive magical artifacts, all of which are at the Golden Core level.

The shell of the level eight giant crab was so strong that even Jiang Yuan's sword pellet couldn't penetrate it; it was definitely a Nascent Soul level treasure.

Qinghe asked Liu Caiwei to take out the level seven tiger shark demon core she had been storing. Storing it for too long would cause it to lose spiritual power, so it would be better to refine it into a Spirit Stabilizing Pill first. However, she could only take it when she reached the late stage of the Golden Core realm, which would take at least another ten years.

While Qinghe was busy, Jiang Yuan almost disappeared, hiding alone in a small space to refine a powerful weapon.

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